The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-26
FACT AND FANCY.

mice.
A cable road Is about TO be built ut Tao
Washington Territory.
The University OF Virginia has been
5000 by a deceased Baltimore lady.
Sixty thousand heads Of cabbage are c'
nto sauerkraut every year In Reading, Ia
Buildings valued at $4,000 were burned
day recently at Durant, Miss, by fire
incendiarles.
The natural gas now used In youngest
o., is conveyed a distance OF forty
through tweve-inch main.
On farm In Orange county, New 70
dairy school at which practical instru
In dairy farming is given for nominal 81
There is war between the cowmen
sheepmen in eastern New Mexico, which
led to murder, and more violence Is exped
Coyotes are so numerous and trouble
in Yolo county, California. that bouu
$40 u scalp is offered by the county az
tiles.
Another good thing gone from Boston.
Veddar drawings for the Runaiyat OF
Khayyane have been purchased by Mrs.
OF Buffalo.
Pinkeye has developed among horses
number Of large stables at San Diego, Ca
vet It Is in mild form, and but one fatal
is reported.
Thirty-one lumber cargoes arrived at
Diego, Cal, last week, with l3,2O0,OOO
SO far this year the total amount receive
113,9OO,OOo feet.
Gadwumps, according to The New
Tribune, are theatre goers who leave
seats between acts and step on other pee
toes while going out.
The Dominion of Canada is In debt ID
extent of SOS, 500, 900, fully $50 per hef
population. The dominion debt has incra
So, 467, 500 since June l.
The people at Victoria, B. c., are muc -
ceensed at the conduct of the Canadian Pacifc |
for failure to meet Its promise regarding the
touching at Esqulmalt by the Hong Kong
steamers.
Montana territory claims to be ready for
statehood with plenty of property plenty oil
population, 100000 cattle, 10000 horses,
1000 600 sheep aud gold and silver at the rate
OF s26,OO00OO year.
Queen Margaret of Italy has had capable
Jewish instructors, can read the Ola Iesta.
ment in Hebrew with ease, and has collected
a large Hebrew library, with the latest WORKS
on Jewish literature
At the Benevolent home in Atlanta, Ca,
patient who had cancer In his stomach was
kept alive for weeks by nitro-glycerine. Inc
explosive was placed on his tongue and 40
sorbed into his system without being swat
lowed.
| Can't. A. X. Ham, who died at San Jose
| CAL, few days ago, went to the Golden
state in 1910, and In 1858 he opened up Nv
| ery stable at Santa Clara, which he ran up to
1 the day OF his death. He was worth from sl,'
100000 to s2,OOO,0OO.
The governor of chihuahua sends word to
the committee at Tucson, Arizona, on the
Miles sword celebration that, as he can not
| leave the limits of the state without an act OF
congress, he will send personal representa-
tive to congratulate Gen. Miles on behalf OF
the people of Chihuahua
A little girl while playing one day recently
on a porch at Walllngford, Conn.,, was startled
by a large bird flying over her head. The bird
! flew short distance away and returned again
and was caught and held by the child until
her parents, who heard the noise, came out
and secured it. It proved to be q full grown
partridge, apparently unhurt
| Artificial oyster culture is being largely
practced In many parts OF China. BAMBOO
poles are plastered with old shells and plant
ed on mud flats between low and hgh-water
mark until the oyster spat develops into tiny
oysters when they are transported. When
taken up six months after the bamboos are
found to be covered with wellgrown bivaives'
novel plan to promote marriage among the
settlers IN the Northwest territory has just
been adopted BY the Canadian Pacific rail
road When settler wants to go to Ontario
for his girl he buys matrimonial ticket at the
usual rates; but on presenting the ticket
few weeks later at an Ontario station, togeth'
er with marriage certificate, he Will be en-
titled to free transportation for his bride.
Steps are being taken by the authorities at
ri Paso, Tex, to run out the tribe of Chinese
doctors that has been infesting that city for
the past half year. The pigtaied dicpes OF
Esculapius practiced not only among their
own countrymen but also among the white
neople. Their mode of treatment, diagnosis, and
nh.rmacepia are the most ridiculous imagin-
able. and still they find plenty OF customers.
District Judge Falvey has appointed board
,of medical examiners for the Thirty-fourth
judicial district as provided for by the
statutes Of the state. The board will consist
of three physicians, and when 1t is once or
sanizcd no person viii be allowed to practice
medicine in the judicial district without
certificate from the board. The commission.
ers hold Office for two years. This action Of
the court will doubtless put an end to good
deal of heather Chinese doctoring in Fl Paso
A question Of interest In the Alaska contro
versy relates to the probable number oil seal'